District Logistics Officer job at Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

General Summary

The DLO will support TB logistics management in districts covered by the cluster office in line with MoH standards. S/he will ensure close monitoring of TB commodities for optimal stock level, quality of drugs, forecasting, distribution and good storage practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Support health facilities and districts to compile and submit accurate HMIS and programmatic logistics reports according to project, donor and MoH timelines
• Support development and follow up of logistics and supply chain related activity plans in supported health facilities.
• Support development of SOPs to guide facility teams to appropriately handle HIV and TB commodities using standard inventory management tools
• Support mentorship and training efforts to build capacity of district and facility teams to mange health logistics related to TB and HIV/AIDS care.
• Support CMEs and dissemination of information updates related to logistics management.
• Support activities that ensure proper storage of drugs at dispensing units
• Work with district teams to conduct joint TSS visits to HFs.
• Maintain trackers for supported Health facilities and districts on logistics KPIs such as:
  • Clients enrolled on TB care
  • Consumption reports
  • Stock status level
  • Key challenges and remedial actions
  • Status on logistics tools
• Maintain trackers of order fulfilment rates from MoH and other partners.
• Support continued mentorship and scale up of e-LMIS across supported Health Facilities
• Participate in key Supply Chain Management (SCM) meetings such as regional SCM meetings, therapeutic drug committees etc.
• Support distribution and stores management of project office commodities.
• Any other duties as may reasonably be assigned.

Academic Qualifications

Diploma in Pharmacy

Person Specification

• Diploma in Pharmacy.
• Full and active registration with the Allied Medical Practitioner’s Council.
• Training in supply chain management for TB and HIV/AIDS logistics.
• Experience and up-to-date knowledge of the national medical logistics systems
• Additional experience in logistics management of TB commodities.
• At least 2 years’ experience in logistics management.
• Computer knowledge and skills as well as good presentation and report writing skills.
• Good interpersonal and team management skills.

• Support health facilities and districts to compile and submit accurate HMIS and programmatic logistics reports according to project, donor and MoH timelines
• Support development and follow up of logistics and supply chain related activity plans in supported health facilities.
• Support development of SOPs to guide facility teams to appropriately handle HIV and TB commodities using standard inventory management tools
• Support mentorship and training efforts to build capacity of district and facility teams to mange health logistics related to TB and HIV/AIDS care.
• Support CMEs and dissemination of information updates related to logistics management.
• Support activities that ensure proper storage of drugs at dispensing units
• Work with district teams to conduct joint TSS visits to HFs.
• Maintain trackers for supported Health facilities and districts on logistics KPIs such as: Clients enrolled on TB care, Consumption reports, Stock status level, Key challenges and remedial actions, Status on logistics tools
• Maintain trackers of order fulfilment rates from MoH and other partners.
• Support continued mentorship and scale up of e-LMIS across supported Health Facilities
• Participate in key Supply Chain Management (SCM) meetings such as regional SCM meetings, therapeutic drug committees etc.
• Support distribution and stores management of project office commodities.
• Any other duties as may reasonably be assigned.

• Computer knowledge and skills
• Good presentation skills
• Report writing skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Team management skills

• Diploma in Pharmacy.
• Full and active registration with the Allied Medical Practitioner’s Council.
• Training in supply chain management for TB and HIV/AIDS logistics.
• Experience and up-to-date knowledge of the national medical logistics systems
• Additional experience in logistics management of TB commodities.